by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 29, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Indiana. We lived on a farm during the Depression. We grew potatoes, field corn, and tomatoes and never went hungry. I had a slingshot when I was a kid and got pretty good shooting rocks. When I was 14 or 15 I shot a robin and killed him. That was not my...
by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 27, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I have been picking up trash every day in downtown Mobile for about three years. I go down Government, Dauphin, Broad, and Spring Hill. I pick up paper, McDonald’s and Burger King bags, diapers and baby wipes. There are lots of cigarette butts and beer...
by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 25, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Bessemer and came to Mobile with my husband. I love science and once thought I would be an astronaut. I still like to look at the sky. In high school, Mrs. Waters was my psychology teacher. She was a great teacher. I became fascinated with psychology and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 23, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“Uncle Sam sent me an invitation for the draft for World War II. I left on August 12 and went into the Army. My sister left that same day to become a nun in New Orleans. That was a tough day for my mother. I was a little country boy. I didn’t know much...
by Lynn Oldshue | Aug 21, 2020 | A Southern Soul
“We moved to Spanish Fort at the end of 2015 from Houston for my husband’s job, but I am from Minnesota. I grew up creating things and doing art. I took a break while I had babies then started creating again when they became more self-sufficient. I wasn’t...
